States & Territories
Tourist Attractions & Info:
Pet Porpoise Pool (Orlando St) (2.5 km east): marine park established in 1969 and home to a variety of marine life. Two daily shows (10am & 1pm) and a third in school holidays. It is possible to arrange to swim with the dolphins & seals, partake in the fun of feeding them and also enjoy the kangaroos & emus that stroll through the park. During school holidays, there is also an informative reptile show after the main show.
Muttonbird Island Nature Reserve: via a 500 m walk along the seawall from the harbour is an important breeding site for the Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Muttonbird). Also an excellent whale watching (May-Oct) & dolphin spotting location.
The Marina: departure point for fishing charters, scuba diving & whale watching trips.
Coffs Harbour Jetty: originally built in 1892, is an historically important timber wharf where coastal shipping once moved the timber from the hinterland.
North Coast Regional Botanic Garden, Hardacre St: 20 scenic ha of native and exoitc flora, rainforest, herbarium & diverse birdlife. Open (9am-5pm) daily. Free entry.
Coffs Creek/Habitat Walk: easy grade 9km circuit of bushland tracks, boardwalks & bridges.
Coffs Harbour City Gallery, cnr Coff & Duke Sts.
Cartoon Bunker Gallery, cnr Albany St & Hobgin Dr: unique gallery housed within WW2 bunker. Open (10am-4pm) daily.
Coffs Harbour Museum, (currently located at Cartoon Bunker): vast collection of historical pioneering artifacts, photographs & a working lighthouse built around 1875.
Pet Porpoise Pool (Orlando St) (2.5 km east): marine park established in 1969 and home to a variety of marine life. Two daily shows (10am & 1pm) and a third in school holidays. It is possible to arrange to swim with the dolphins & seals, partake in the fun of feeding them and also enjoy the kangaroos & emus that stroll through the park. During school holidays, there is also an informative reptile show after the main show.
Muttonbird Island Nature Reserve: via a 500 m walk along the seawall from the harbour is an important breeding site for the Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Muttonbird). Also an excellent whale watching (May-Oct) & dolphin spotting location.
The Marina: departure point for fishing charters, scuba diving & whale watching trips.
Coffs Harbour Jetty: originally built in 1892, is an historically important timber wharf where coastal shipping once moved the timber from the hinterland.
North Coast Regional Botanic Garden, Hardacre St: 20 scenic ha of native and exoitc flora, rainforest, herbarium & diverse birdlife. Open (9am-5pm) daily. Free entry.
Coffs Creek/Habitat Walk: easy grade 9km circuit of bushland tracks, boardwalks & bridges.
Coffs Harbour City Gallery, cnr Coff & Duke Sts.
Cartoon Bunker Gallery, cnr Albany St & Hobgin Dr: unique gallery housed within WW2 bunker. Open (10am-4pm) daily.
Coffs Harbour Museum, (currently located at Cartoon Bunker): vast collection of historical pioneering artifacts, photographs & a working lighthouse built around 1875.
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